verb🔗Share开采, 采石 To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry."The company is quarrying limestone from the hillside to use in building construction. "这家公司正在从山坡上开采石灰石，用于建筑施工。geologyindustrymaterialbuildingarchitectureworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share采石，开采。 To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching."They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri."他们从古老的纸莎草纸中一点一滴地发掘出关于古埃及的崭新而有趣的史实。geologyindustrymaterialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share掠食，捕食。 To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy."The hawk was quarrying a mouse in the field. "那只鹰正在田野里捕食一只老鼠。animalnatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share石屑，碎石。 A small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry."After the quarrying, the sculptor swept away the tiny stone fragments to reveal the emerging statue. "石匠在凿石之后，扫走那些细小的石屑，以便展现逐渐显现的雕像。geologymaterialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
